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Topic: Budget speeches

Siddaramaiah budget speech gives a fillip to Kannada. Exclusive OTT to be launched in Karnataka soon

The move, coming against the backdrop of actors complaining about lack of Kannada content on OTTs, will likely reduce the recent rift between the Congress and the film fraternity.

No room for pessimism—What Shanmukham Chetty said in free India’s first budget speech

On 26 November 1947, RK Shanmukham Chetty presented the first budget of independent India, calling for help and co-operation in maintaining peace, increasing production, and avoiding internecine quarrels.

In Sitharaman’s budget speech, a verse from Thirukkural on good governance, a quote from Apparao

Finance minister had quoted Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar in her 2020 and 2021 Union Budget speeches as well. Even PM Modi has mentioned lines from the poet on several occasions.

When Indian economy was liberalised—Manmohan Singh’s 1991 Budget speech

On 24 July 1991, finance minister Manmohan Singh presented the Union Budget for 1991-92 that changed the course of Indian economy. In his Lok Sabha speech, he quoted Victor Hugo to say, 'no power on earth can stop an idea whose time has come.'

Tourism has ‘same potential’ in India as agriculture & infra, says Modi in post-budget webinar

In the webinar 'Developing Tourism in Mission Mode’, PM Narendra Modi says tourism sector can increase with growing civic amenities, good digital connectivity & excellent infrastructure.

Budget 2023: Rural to urban, farmers to capital, how Sitharaman is reshaping Budget lexicon

There has been significant transition in Nirmala Sitharaman's choice of words over years, ThePrint finds after analysing budget speeches from the beginning of her tenure in 2019-20.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.